FCS Week 1 Notable Games And How To Watch

Get ready for this week’s FCS action with a viewing guide for the most notable games.

“Notable games” are from a national landscape perspective. Games below include Top 25-ranked teams in the media poll, teams in the playoff picture, intriguing non-conference games, intriguing FCS vs. FBS games, or games involving two teams at the top of their conference.

It’s essentially a viewing guide of games to pay attention to that are most important in the FCS national picture.

Week 1 Best FCS Games

Rankings via the Stats Perform Media Poll

Thursday, Aug. 28
All times CT

5 — Lafayette at Bowling Green (ESPN+)

5 — Mercyhurst at Youngstown State (ESPN+)

6 — Delaware State at Delaware (ESPN+)

6 — Towson at Norfolk State (ESPNU)

6 — Saint Francis at ULM (ESPN+)

6:30 — West Georgia at Samford (ESPN+)

6:30 — UT Martin at Oklahoma State (ESPN+)

6:30 — Elon at Duke (ESPN+)

6:30 — Central Arkansas at Missouri (SECN)

7 — Alcorn State at Northwestern State (ESPN+)

7 — No. 23 Stephen F. Austin at Houston (ESPN+)

7:30 — Alabama State at UAB (ESPN+)

9 — No. 24 Stony Brook at San Diego State (MWN)

Friday, Aug. 29
All times CT

5 — No. 10 Tarleton State at Army (CBSSN)

5 — Campbell at No. 9 Rhode Island (FloFootball)

6 — Bethune-Cookman at FIU (ESPN+)

6 — No. 22 Monmouth at Colgate (ESPN+)

Saturday, Aug. 30
All times CT

11 — Duquesne at Pitt (ACCN)

11 — VMI at Navy (CBSSN)

11 — No. 1 North Dakota State at The Citadel (ESPN+)

11 — No. 25 Richmond at No. 14 Lehigh (ESPN+)

11 — Merrimack at Kent State (ESPN+)

12 — Georgetown at Davidson (ESPN+)

1 — Fordham at Boston College (ESPN+)

1 — William & Mary at Furman (ESPN+)

1 — Butler at Northern Iowa (ESPN+)

1:30 — Cumberland at No. 21 Tennessee Tech (ESPN+)

2 — Hampton at No. 17 Jackson State (HBCU GO)

2 — Eastern Kentucky at Louisville (ACCN)

2:30 — Bucknell at Air Force (CBSSN)

2:30 — Holy Cross at NIU (ESPN+)

2:30 — No. 4 South Dakota at Iowa State (FOX)

3 — Maine at Liberty (ESPN+)

3 — No. 2 Montana State at Oregon (BTN)

3 — Howard vs Florida A&M (ESPNU)

3:30 — Chattanooga at Memphis (ESPN+)

3:30 — North Carolina A&T at Tennessee State (ESPN+)

4 — Southern at Mississippi Valley State (SWAC TV)

4:30 — Murray State at ETSU (ESPN+)

5 — New Hampshire at NC Central (ESPN+)

5 — Gardner-Webb at No. 18 Western Carolina (ESPN+)

5 — No. 6 Illinois State at Oklahoma (ESPN+)

5 — UAlbany at Iowa (FS1)

5 — Presbyterian at No. 11 Mercer (ESPN+)

5 — Wofford at SC State (ESPN+)

5 — Weber State at James Madison (ESPN+)

6 — No. 15 Sacramento State at No. 3 South Dakota State (ESPN+)

6 — SEMO at Arkansas State (ESPN+)

6 — North Dakota at Kansas State (ESPN+)

6 — Thomas More at No. 20 Southern Illinois (ESPN+)

6 — Morgan State at South Alabama (ESPN+)

6 — Louisiana Christian at McNeese (ESPN+)

6 — Nicholls at Troy (ESPN+)

6 — Eastern Washington at No. 5 UIW (ESPN+)

6 — Austin Peay at Middle Tennessee (ESPN+)

6 — North Alabama at WKU (ESPN+)

6:30 — Southeastern Louisiana at Louisiana Tech (ESPN+)

7 — Cal Poly at San Diego (TV TBA)

7 — Prairie View A&M at Texas Southern (SWAC TV)

7 — Lamar at North Texas (ESPN+)

7 — No. 16 Abilene Christian at Tulsa (ESPN+)

7 — Sul Ross State at UTRGV (ESPN+)

7:30 — Idaho State at Southern Utah (ESPN+)

8 — Bryant at New Mexico State (ESPN+)

9 — No. 8 UC Davis at Utah Tech (ESPN+)

9 — No. 19 Northern Arizona at Arizona State (ESPN+)

9 — No. 12 Idaho at Washington State (The CW)